Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-10
State News.
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The building fever st Freeport still coptin-
ues. From present Indications as many
houses viii be put up there was last sea.
son, l.. NJ Bailey has nearly completed q
nice cottage, Chss. Ii Dennison, beautiful
cottsge on School street, +. w Nichols has
one of the handsomest cottages in town just
resdy for occupancy on Stockbridge avenue.
K. B. Mallett. Esq, has one nearly ready on
the corner of Main street and range c. A.
+. Woodman has contracted TO build house
and outbuildings for Mr., Lowell on land re-
Gently bought from Capt. Holbrook on School
street Z. ii. Dennison will build nice
cottage on School street for Mrs McKenpy
of Portland. K. Stanley Libby is building q
block for +. w. Nichols, corner of Main and
Depot streets which will be an ornament to
the town. There will be four stores on the
first floor and hotel overhead. The block
will be three stories and furnished in fine
style.
The police raided the saloon of Charles s.
Coombs of Rocklsnd. last Wednesday,
seizing large amount of liquors collec-
tion of $50 was taken for the benefit of
Madden, the pitcher of the Rockland team,
whose arm was recently broken at a base
bail game.
SAGADAHoc.
The burned district at the New England
ShipbuildinH Compsnv's yards il being rapid
ly cleared OF the debris. Where the large
Anderson schooner went up IN smoke, the
ways have been cleared aud new logs are be-
ing put in for the rebuilding of the schooner
Before the end of this week keel will be
laid on the site Eleven stores in Bath have
been ornamented with plate glass fronts with
in a few months Walter Dockendoh re-
turned home. Saturday, from Cape Euzlbeth
where he has just completed 50-fDot tesian
well for L. Denuison of Deauo Park
The schooner b. W. Morse is di>charging
900 tons OF coal nj Knickerbecker Tonnage
Co, wharf.-W Sawyer the painter rescued
n iiule Italisu boy. Sunday who tell over
boardand narrowly escaped from drownirg.--
The water works are rapidly nesriug compile
ton in Bath Nearly all the pipe is laid. A
crew of boiler makers commenced Monday,
on the stand pipe which will take so tons of
iron. on.-Notwithstandng the rain, the Eastern
Steamboat Co. had upwards of 500 excursion
isis from Sabatis and Rockland.
SOMERSET.
PALMYRA.-Our corres spondent writes Aug.
Sth The town is full OF summer visitors.
Among those who were formerly OF this
place are Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. McCool, and
Mrs. Herbert Perkins OF Boston. Mss
Last sabbath there was verv large congre.
cation at Union church. After he services, five
persons were baptized by Rev. V ID Sweet
land.-Byon Sanford is happy over his new
acquisition. 1t is a ''laughing, bouncing
boy"
twelve-y -year-old son Of Mr.. Rowe of
Norridgewock, died last week from eating
unripe apples and choke cherries and another
child lies dangerously ill from the same
cause, says the Waterville Mail.
WALDO.
MoNTvILLB Our correspondent writes,
August s: Many farmers yet have consider
able quantities of hay to secure.-One of
Uncle Sans post Office inspectors called on
our postmasters last week-O b. Evans /,
making extensive repairs on his house.
Walter, only son of Des. Asa G)wen. died
July 2s, aged about 20 years.-Mr. Thomas
Foster died August s, after a long illness.
lie was IS years of age.
Sch. Geo. b, Furger, loaded with paving
stones, left Belfast Saturday morning, bound
for New York. When opposite Northport
the schooner was observed to change her
course and beat back to Belfast 1t was soon
reported that man bad fallen overheard
from the schooner and there was much ex-
cits ment along the shore. Later it was
learned that a block had fallen from aloft,
striking Lemuel Davis, the mate, a native of
befa%', ana breaking seVeral rios, TWO mn
gers, and njuring him internally
FREEDOM Our correspondent writes, Aug,
9Th Buyton Barston stared his saw mill last
week The heavy rain, two weeks ago, hsv-
ing raised the water in the reservoir pond to
the depth that it can be flowed by the second
dam, about four feet, enough may be let
down to run it most of the time for number
Of weeks. This will enable him TO fnish
considerable of the work that was left undone
at the time Of the washout in May.-r Thomas
Sears, from Wisconsin, is visiting friends
here, and relatives in other parts of the State.
fie went from this place to Wisconsin about
forty wears ago. He was one of the pioneers
Of the temperance cause here. IL is one of
the noticeable changes in this place during
the time that has elapsed since he went away,
that, not one of those who sold liquor here
then, or of their descendants, are living here
at the present time.